INTC vs TSLA: Which Is the Better Buy?

Side-by-side comparison of Intel Corp. and Tesla, Inc. โ€” fair value, conviction, valuation metrics, and QuantHub research signals. Updated 2026-09-26.
Intel Corp. ยท Technology
$127.39
-8.4% upside to fair value
Low Conviction Grade D
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Tesla, Inc. ยท Consumer Cyclical
$372.11
+45.0% upside to fair value
Med Conviction Grade C
QuantHub Verdict
TSLA has more upside to fair value (+45.0%). These are model outputs โ€” not personalized investment advice. See all research โ†’
Valuation & Fundamentals
Metric INTC TSLA
Current Price $127.39 $372.11
Fair Value Estimate $116.75 $539.56
Upside to Fair Value -8.4% +45.0%
Market Cap $642.6B $1,469.7B
Forward P/E โ€” โ€”
EV / EBITDA 185.2x 121.7x
Price / Sales 11.3x 14.2x
Price / FCF 229.7x 209.1x
Revenue Growth YoY +25.4% +25.5%
Gross Margin 38.9% 18.9%
Operating Margin 0.1% 4.2%
Return on Equity -10.8% 4.6%
Dividend Yield 0% 0%
FCF Yield 0.44% 0.48%
Analyst Consensus Hold Hold
Investment Thesis
INTC โ€” Intel Corp.
Intel designs and manufactures CPUs, GPUs, networking silicon, and edge and data-center products across its Client Computing, Data Center and AI, and Intel Foundry segments, employing roughly 85,100 people under CEO Lip-Bu Tan. The business quality is currently low: TTM gross margin is 38.9%, TTM operating margin is 0.1%, TTM net margin is -19.8%, and ROE is -10.8%, so the company is not earning โ€ฆ
TSLA โ€” Tesla, Inc.
Tesla, Inc. designs, manufactures and sells electric vehicles and energy generation and storage systems, operating through Automotive and Energy Generation and Storage segments with 134,785 full-time employees and a market capitalization of $1,469.67 billion at a share price of $372.11. The business quality is mixed: revenue grew 25.5% year over year in the most recent quarter, but earnings fell โ€ฆ
Accumulation Zones
Metric INTC TSLA
Zone Low $87.56 $404.67
Zone High $99.24 $458.63
In Buy Zone? No Yes
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